Ultimate submarine pitchers1/2/2024 This philosophy worked great because he only pitched in aning guys were only going to get one AB against him and his sidearm delivery every once in awhile was money. I encouraged him to experiment with dropping down occasionally just to give a different look to batters. As a shortstop, he was used to throwing from any angle at any time. I caught our starting shortstop who had the best arm of any teammate I've ever played with. I caught a guy who threw a filthy sidearm slider, but a really talented hitter blasted one a good 410 with a wood bat. Moral of this story is you still have to have a repertoire sidearm or you might as well have a banner behind you that says "SUBMARINE APPROACHING EXPECT FASTBALL" I caught guys who would occasionally drop down on a pitch but it was a HUGE tell that a fastball was coming, as that was the only pitch they would throw sidearm. I caught traditional pitchers that blew their arms out and came back throwing sidearm pain free. I won't give you advice on mechanics, but I'll tell you my thoughts. The only gain I truly felt made submarine worth it was the rising ball I developed but overall… not worth it.Ĭaught a lot of submariners and faced a few. If you work on getting your arm extended more and release as low as possible you may get the concealed release that’s difficult to read. When I watch your form it looks more a just a bent over short arm slot side arm then a submarine. Flexibility is a must for this style of pitching. Although I felt it preserved my arm it wrecked my lower back, hips and glutes. The gains from switching to submarine were mainly intimidation, a concealed release, wider variety of junk pitches, and contradictory to other comments, I personally found it less strenuous on my arm and shoulder. I found the speed accuracy and consistency were the sacrifices made when switching to submarine. I was refusing to get my already mangled shoulder looked at because of fear of having to miss out on the season. I was instructed in high school to practice both ways when I pitched.
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